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  • April 7, 2010 | People
    Kenneth Strong 1928-2010
    Kenneth Lewis Strong, 82, of Bourbonnais, passed away late last month. He graduated from Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind., in 1949 and graduated from Northwestern Law School in 1952. Strong was appointed Assistant State's Attorney for Livingston County in 1956. In 1962, he became a member of the firm of Adsit, Thompson and Stock in Pontiac and remained with the firm and its successors until his retirement in 2002. Read the full obituary in the Kankakee Daily Journal.
  • March 29, 2010 | People
    Frank H. Schniederjon passes away
    Effingham attorney Frank H. Schiederjon passed away over the weekend. A former State’s Attorney of Effingham County, he founded the law firm now known as Schniederjon, Weber & Orr. Click here to read the full obituary.
  • March 29, 2010 | People
    Patrick Moriarity 1943-2010
    Patrick Moriarity, 66, a longtime attorney with the Cook County public defender's office, passed away last Wednesday in south suburban Burbank. Moriarity graduated from Leo High School and the University of Illinois at Chicago. He worked as a Chicago police officer in the late 1960s and early '70s, while taking law classes at DePaul University. Mr. Moriarty spent several years on the public defender's Homicide Task Force, a group of seasoned attorneys who handle capital murder cases. That led to his nickname, "Dr. Death," his son said. Click here to read the full obituary in the Chicago Tribune.
  • March 24, 2010 | People
    George E.Q. Johnson Jr. passes away
    [caption id="attachment_9828" align="alignright" width="150" caption="George E.Q. Johnson Jr."][/caption] George “Gene” E.Q. Johnson Jr., 93, a prominent Chicago attorney, died March 23 at his home in Lakeside, Mich. He was the loving husband of Mary Ann (nee:Barry) Johnson, father of Charles E Johnson, stepfather of Philip W. Collins III and Tierney Eson, endearingly known as “Poppy” to the grandchildren whom he loved, Christopher Eson, Erin Collins, Michelle Eson and Mackenzie Collins. A native of Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, Gene attended Bryn Mawr Elementary School, University High School, Northwestern University, and Northwestern University Law School. A World War II Veteran, Gene served as a LT Commander in the US Navy. As commanding officer of the USS PC 1243, a “sub chaser,” and Executive Officer of the USS Courage, Gene served in the South Atlantic, North Atlantic, Pacific, South and North China Seas. Upon returning from military service, Gene began his career as an attorney with his father, specializing in probate law. Having practiced law for well over fifty years, Gene became an authority on probate law and served as a special arbitrator for the Illinois Attorney General's Office into his 80's. He was a member of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations. Gene was very active in church work and was a past chairman of the Board of Trustees of Bryn Mawr Community Church in Chicago.
  • March 24, 2010 | People
    Hon. Harold W. Sullivan passes away
    Judge Harold W. Sullivan, a past member of the Board of Governors (served several terms between 1978 and 1996) and a leader of the Illinois Judges Association since its founding in 1971, died this week. Visitation is Thursday and service is Friday morning. Judge Sullivan, age 83, of Skokie, beloved husband of Mildred Mary Sullivan nee Dolan; loving father of Mildred Mary (William) Nelson, Sharon Marie (Thomas) Snitzer, Harold W., Jr. (Lisa), Eunice Kennedy Sullivan (Michael McGuire), Peter Dolan (Sheli), Mary Mackin (Jeff) Joseph, Beth Ann (Dean) Walsh Sr., Theresa Sullivan, D.C., Paul Joseph (Terry), Shawn Michael, Julie Ann (Todd) Maus and James Xavier (Kara) Sullivan; dear grandfather of 40; fond brother of George (Mary) Sullivan and the late Margaret (the late Jack) O'Connor. Visitation Thursday 3 to 9 p.m. Funeral Friday 9 a.m. from Donnellan Family Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. at Old Orchard Rd., Skokie, IL, 60077, to Saint Joan of Arc Church, 9248 North Lawndale, Evanston, IL, 60203, Mass 10 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery, Evanston. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Daughters of Charity Foundation, 9404 New Harmony Rd., Evansville, IN, 47720, or Saint Joseph Services, 2516 W. Cortez St., Chicago, IL, 60622. Info., www.donnellanfuneral.com or 847-675-1990.
  • March 11, 2010 | ISBA News
    Doreen Mahoney passes away
    Doreen Mahoney, wife of Illinois Bar Foundation Vice President George Mahoney, passed away Tuesday, March 9. Mr. Mahoney has requested that all memorials be directed to the Illinois Bar Foundation.
  • March 9, 2010 | People
    Rosalyn B. Kaplan passes away
    Rosalyn Kaplan, former Illinois solicitor general and current manager of Appeals and Ancillary Litigation for the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, passed away Friday at her Near North Side due to complications from cancer. Kaplan, a member of the ISBA Government Lawyers Committee, also worked for the Illinois attorney general's office for 14 years and was a former president of the Appellate Lawyers Association. Kaplan graduated from The John Marshall Law School in 1981 after teaching high school and college French. Burial will be private. Click here to read the obituary in the Chicago Tribune.
  • March 4, 2010 | People
    John W. Rapp Jr. 1940-2010
    The Honorable John W. “Jack” Rapp Jr., of Mount Carroll, passed away last Friday while surrounded by family and friends at Tidewell Hospice House, Sarasota, Fla. Jack graduated from Loyola University with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy in 1962, and Loyola School of Law in 1965. He was a partner in the law firm of Eaton, Leemon, and Rapp, until his election as a circuit judge in 1970. Read the full obituary at saukvalley.com.
  • February 23, 2010 | People
    Frank Edelman 1919-2010
    Longtime tax attorney Frank Edelman passed away earlier this month at his Gold Coast home on the North Side of Chicago. Mr. Edelman received both his undergraduate and J.D. degrees from Northwestern University. Mr. Edelman balanced work as a real estate tax attorney doing "mitzvahs" -- good deeds. He represented worthy organizations for free when they needed help. Click here to read the full obituary in the Chicago Sun-Times.
  • February 18, 2010 | People
    James Bandy 1919-2010
    James H. Bandy, 90, died late last month at Memorial Hospital in Belleville. Mr. Bandy was an attorney for Listeman, Bandy & Hamilton, Attorneys at Law. He was a founder and former chairman of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) of the Supreme Court of Illinois. Click here to read the full obituary in the Belleville News-Democrat